Kate & Will's Caribbean Trip

Whitewavemark2

I am beginning to think that the monarchy has had its day.

Me too. I used to support the monarchy, but I’m changing my mind.

JaneJudge

I was actually embarrassed for and of them

This as well. I feel sorry for them being paraded out like this. I’d hate it if it was me.

Bungle22

This tone deaf tour seemed like something from the 1950s.
Barbados became a Republic recently, apparently many other Caribbean nations are considering following them. Time for a Referendum here.

Too True

As others have said the monarchy has had its day

Oh, I do like this thread

Glad to be of service volver

As some others have said, it’s unlikely to have been their decision. They’ll have been told to go. They seem to be doing a good job in the circumstances.

Nobody will ever convince me that they really don't want to be doing this and would rather we weren't asking them to do it.

My job involved meeting people all day every day, wearing clothes I didn't particularly like and being interested in what people were telling me. Plus a whole lot of other stuff which was actually work, not just PR. And I never expected anybody to be pleased to see me and I didn't expect to live in a palace, or have a hairdresser travelling with me.

If you don't want to be a future King and Queen and go on luxurious visits to exotic places (and even non-exotic places), off you go the pair of you. We'll cope.

Poor show, Jamaica. It's like asking someone over for dinner and saying we don't really like you, please don't come back. 100% fine with them leaving - it’s their democratic choice after all, but their timing is off. What is it with people who lack manners this week?

Well, volver, you are obviously superior, so just go on congratulating yourself for not being a monarchist.

It the people who have manners don't have manners week
shocking isn't it
when we have to listen to
the those that think they have manners manners week, every single week
when
they don't have manners

Looking at the photos, the smiles look a little strained just now, I think they must be acutely aware that they're not really welcome.

Grandma70s

Well, volver, you are obviously superior, so just go on congratulating yourself for not being a monarchist.

You seem nice.

Is this what monarchists are like? ?

The Queen has held the commonwealth dear but, this isn’t the 1940’s or 50’s. The Empire, colonialism, Black Lives Matter, the focus on the fact slave owners were compensated when slavery was abolished. The history of how slaves in the West Indies survived during and after slavery needs to be told. William and Kate appear to be continuing the royal tour tradition of embarrassing dancing and Kate changing into several outfits a day. Surely at this point in our history and, with the pandemic, war in Europe a less flimsy, rather patronising way of visiting countries that were Empire could be found

Let’s wish them all the best. ??

I agree Iam, I used to be a monarchist but I’ve gradually found myself changing position, but given that we have got a monarchy (at the moment anyway) I’m finding myself cringing at this tour. I feel sorry for them, it’s so dated and out dated now. I’d absolutely hate to be Catherine being wheeled out like this.

It would appear then that a lot of you missed the pictures on the tv news showing enthusiastic crowds cheering them in Jamaica.
Yes there were a few protesters but from the piece I saw they were vastly outnumbered by those people smiling, cheering and eager to shake hands with them.
I loved Catherine’s beautiful, colourful sundress. Just perfect for the Caribbean.

I wonder if they had an opportunity to visit the famous Dunn’s River Falls? Somewhere tucked away I have pictures of us there when we visited Jamaica on a cruise.

Look at the faces of the people in the background of some of those photos. They tell a different story to the one the RF PR machine are trying to portray.

Do other royal families do tours like this around their former colonies? For example the Spanish royal family?

^ We are extremely privileged to have a royal family to represent our nation abroad.^

Just your opinion Urmstongran*. Many disagree.

Why on earth do they need to tour these countries? What’s the point? Just to bolster their own position?

Urmstongran

Poor show, Jamaica. It's like asking someone over for dinner and saying we don't really like you, please don't come back. 100% fine with them leaving - it’s their democratic choice after all, but their timing is off. What is it with people who lack manners this week?

Please tell me you’re not on about Nazanin .

Grandma70s

Well, volver, you are obviously superior, so just go on congratulating yourself for not being a monarchist.

Oh I missed Volver doing that ? Where did she congratulate herself on not being a monarchist?

It is interesting on this thread though to see some who clearly are pro RF/monarchy nonetheless expressing concern about/distaste for this kind of tour , nice to see a bit of flexibility of thought!

I read this morning that the aim for independence and the damage of the legacy of slavery has been raised with William by politicians. He made a speech at last evenings dinner event, criticising slavery.
These royal tours are IMO outdated and rather embarrassing. Especially in the context of the legacy of the empire. If we maintain a monarchy, I’d like to see it hugely modernised